Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jun 5, 1998

THE GAS GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE/BRAKES/SEATBACKS/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNITAND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. *AK

Incident date: May 12, 1998

DEFECT WITHIN WINDSHIELD WIPER IS CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO ACT IN AN ERRATIC MANNER, AND AT TIMES BECOMING INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED WIPER SWITCH AND MOTOR TWICE AND COMPUTER CHIP WITHIN BOARD, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, 1150 MILES LATER THE WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. RADIO AND CLOCK LIGHT FAIL, DEALER CHECKED WI... Read more

Incident date: Apr 30, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE MISSES AND HAS A LOSS OF POWER. FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED, AND VEHICLES RMPS WILL DROP. THE LIGHTS DIM AT NIGHT WHEN THE IDLE DROPS. *SLC

FRONT CROSS MEMBER IS FALLING OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALSO VEHICLE HAS VARIOUS PROBLEMS, INCLUDING BRAKES FAILURES/ELECTRICAL FAILURES,ETC. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

CAR STARTED BURNING, POURING SMOKE INTO THE CAR FROM EVERY VENT AND OPENING POSSIBLE, BACK LEFT WINDOW PANEL ACTUALLY MELTED FROM THE INSIDE, POSSIBLE DUE TO ASHES GETTING BETWEEN THE WINDOW PANELS.

Incident date: Jul 3, 1998

ELECTRICAL WINDOWS/SEAT BELTS, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER DO NOT WORK, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ONE YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT LOCAL DEALER AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A WIRE IN THE DOOR/A FUSE, AND A SHORT IN THE HARNESS. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE COMPARTMENT FOR NO REASON .POSSIBLE CAUSE OF FIRE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Sep 11, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT FOR A WHILE, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. INTERIOR PANEL LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. REAR LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. HAD BATTERY RECHARGED DUE TO INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYING ON. *AK

Incident date: Jul 1, 1998

WHILE TRAVELING THE VEHICLE INDICATION LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Aug 17, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. ALSO RADIO OPERATES ERRATICALLY. *MJS

Incident date: Aug 27, 1998

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.

Incident date: Jun 1, 1997

WHEN TURNING RIGHT WITH THE LIGHTS ON, THE SWITCH APPARENTLY SHORTS OUT ALL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTINGUISHED WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED.

Incident date: Jun 1, 1997

GEARSHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE DASH, INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, FAILED.

Incident date: Jun 1, 1996

I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER SHIP ALL THE WAY TO THE COMPLAINT DEPT. ABOUT THE CAR SHOCKING YOU WHEN YOU GET OUT OF IT, THEY INFORMED ME THAT WAS JUST HAPPENING WITH THAT MODEL, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR AND HAD SOME MUCH TROUBLE WITH IT, AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 2-3 TIMES BEING REPAIRED WHILE I SEND IN A CAR PAYMENT, I THOUGHT BRAND NEW CARS WEREN'T SUPPOSE TO GIVE YOU TRO... Read more

ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED A FIRE IN THE TRUNK.

SEVERE SHOCK FROM STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILD UP. *AK

Incident date: Feb 1, 1999

THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IN AUGUST 1998. SHE PARKED THE TRUCK AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND RETURNED ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. SHE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHICH TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET THERE. THEY COULD NOT JUMP THE TRUCK OFF. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (PIERSON CHEVROLET). THEY KEPT THE TRUCK ABOUT 3 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG... Read more

Incident date: Aug 1, 1994

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL RECURRENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, YET NONE OF THE RECURRENT PROBLEMS HAS BEEN COVERED BY ANY MANUFACTURERS RECALLS. WE HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPEATEDLY AND HAVE HAD CONTINUAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. WE HAVE HAD CONSTANT AND RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE ORIGIANL BRAKING COMPONENTS AN... Read more

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE CAR STARTED "BUCKING/ WOULD FEEL A LUNGING FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHILE IDLING AT STOP SIGNS. COMPLAINED TO DEALER WAS TOLD "THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM" - IT IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS PRIOR TO PURCHASE. SAID VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEIR WORKING ON IT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING A COMPUTER CHIP IS DEFECTIVE AND IT IS FIRING FUEL... Read more

Incident date: Feb 9, 1998

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE HORN PAD SWITCH AND WIPER SWITCH, WHILE IN FOR REPAIR VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

Fire

Incident date: Feb 2, 1999

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXEPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

Incident date: Dec 24, 1998

ELECTRICAL FAILURES CONTINUALLY REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY PCM MODULE AND SPARK PLUGS DID NOT RECTIFY FAILURES.

ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW FOR LIGHTING SYSTEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

Incident date: May 25, 1993

ABS BRAKES CONTROL UNIT REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 94/IN OCTOBER, 96, AND ABS MODULE CHANGED IN JULY, 94. IN ADDITION, SERVICED TRANSMISSION DUE TO PROBLEMS/A/C PROBLEMS IN AUGUST 94, AND BATTERY PROBLEMS DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT, REPLACED BATTERY AND REPAIRED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN FEBRURY, 95. POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, REPAIRWORK DONE IN MARCH, 95. ENGINE PROBLEMS OCCURRED, REPAIRWORK DONE TO ROCKE... Read more

Incident date: Jul 6, 1997

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND ABOVE VEHICLE STALLS/ JERKS AND CUTS OFF. ALSO, THERE IS A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, AND INNER TIE ROD FAILED. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES ON TWO OCCASIONS.

CONSUMER IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING POWER LOCKS TO LOCK ON THEIR OWN/HEADLIGHS TO BLINK ON/OFF, AND UTOMATIC SECURITY SYSTEM TO GO OF ON ITS OWN. DELAER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Incident date: Nov 27, 1998

VEHICLE HAS HAD LONG HISTORY OF UNRESOLVED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO ELECTRICAL FIRE.

Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES CONTINUALLY, UNABLE TO RECTIFY FAILURE WHICH CAUSES MANY COMPONENT FAILURES.

ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING MULTIPLE COMPONENT FAILURES AS WELL AS VEHICLE STALLING, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS.

Incident date: Apr 12, 1998

REPLACEMENT COST $1200. CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ELECTICAL PROBLEMS WITH REPLACEMENT TRANNY (NEW FORD OEM TRANNY). PLAN ON TRADING SHORTLY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS, TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES (BOTH REPLACED), SWAY BARS REPLACED, EVAPORATOR CORE REPLACED, FRONT BRAKES REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF FAILURE, FUEL PUMP REPLACED, WATER PUMP REPLACED, SENDING UNIT IN GAS TANK REPLACED, SEALS ON TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED, FRONT PUMP REPLACED, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, RECALL ON FUEL RAIL O RINGS, CONTINUOS GAS SMELL IN CAR, CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH W... Read more

THERE IS NO MECHANICAL METHOD TO OPEN DOORS OR WINDOWS.-IF POWER FAILS YOU CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. *AK

Incident date: Jan 20, 1999

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FALILED, AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. SECOND TIME, WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN, AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, THE THIRD TIME THIS SCENARIO HAPPENED THE DEALERSHIP TOWED VEHICLE ,AND THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN. BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DAVID- MECHANIC AT ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 1, 1998

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN VEHICLE CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO FAIL.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE DOOR LOCKS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, AND THE BLINKERS DO NOT WORK DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS ARE INTERMITTENT. *AK

Incident date: Jan 21, 1999

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER/POWER WINDOWS/POWER SEATS/POWER LOCKS/SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. RIGHT AFTER THAT DRIVER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE SUV IS BEING HELD AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSES FUSE TO BLOW, WHICH RESULTS IN LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILING. DEALER REPAIRS WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT TIME THEN THE FUSE WOULD BLOW AGAIN. NOW THE CIRCUITS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL.

OWNER HAS HAD 3 BATTERIES REPLACED AND 1 NEW ALTERNATOR BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT SOMETHING ELECTRICAL STAYS ON IN THE VEHICLE EVEN WHEN IT CUTS OFF. *AK

ENGINE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING FUSES TO BLOW AND ENGINE TO CUT OFF.

Incident date: Mar 14, 1996

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED MOTORCYCLE STALLS AND RUNS INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. *AK

Incident date: Oct 14, 1997

WHENEVER CONSUMER TRIES TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE OR TOUCH THE VEHICLE, HE WILL GET AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING CAN HEAR A KNOCKING AND CLICKING NOISE, AND WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE NOISE GETS VERY LOUD. *AK

Incident date: Jan 10, 1999

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS UNSTALLED. THE REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR IS CONNECTED TO THE SAME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS THE AIRBAGS. WHEN WINDOW WIPER MOTOR WENT OUT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED ILLUMINATING WHEN THE AIRBAG COULD NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK.ET.

Incident date: Nov 8, 1998

CAME IN FROM THE PASTURE AROUND 7-8:00 P.M. PARKED TRUCK UNDER CARPORT. WOKE UP AROUND 5:00 A. M. AND FIRE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER BOTH FRONT FENDER WELLS AND THE CAB WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT TO THE HOUSE, IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHICH RESUTLED IN TOTAL LOSS OF HOME AND TRUCK. A FIRE INVESTIGATOR FEELS THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT ... Read more

Fire

NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS.

Incident date: Nov 27, 1996

ELECTRICAL ERROR MESSAGES ON HEATER DISPLAY.

THE ALTENATOR WENT OUT AND THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR HAD GOTTEN DIM. ALSO, DEALER SAYS THE BELT TENSIONER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Incident date: Jan 9, 1999

EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS GOING OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Dec 21, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE DIED OUT, CONSUMER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO START BACK UP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK